44. - What is your p　　 　of coming here?

- I come to see my old teacher.

43. Please read the story carefully, then r　　 　it in front of the class.

42. The homeless people need food and m　　 　treatment.

41. If at first you don’t s　　 , try, try again.

(C)

In Europe many people died during the Second World War. As a result, at the end of the war there were many orphans(孤儿) there. A man called Hermanna Gmeiner wanted to help these children. His idea was simple. He wanted the orphans to have a home, and he wanted them to have the care and kindness of parents. Gmeiner asked people to give him some money. With this money he built the first SOS Children’s Village at Imst, in Australia. It opened in 1949. This is how the SOS Children’s Village started. The letters SOS stand for“Save Our Souls(灵魂)”.This means“Please help us!”An SOS Children’s Village gives help to orphans.

Henmanna Gmeiner’s idea for helping orphans soon spread all over the world. By 1983 there were 170 SOS Children’s Villages in the world. People in many countries give money to help the villages. Today the children from the first village have grown up. Now some of them work in other SOS Children’s Villages. In SOS Villages orphans live in family groups. There are several houses in each village. The biggest village has 40 or 50 houses, seven and ten children live in a house. A woman lives with each group of children and looks after them. She gives the children a lot of love and kindness. She cooks for them and makes a comfortable and happy home for them.

Of course, the children don’t spend all their time in the village. They go to school, go out with their friends and also go into town. But the village gives them a home-sometimes for the first time in their lives.

(　 ) 36. Which of the following came last?

A. People gave Gmeiner some money.

B. There were many orphans at the end of the war.

C. Gmeiner built the first SOS Children’s Village with the money people gave him.

D. A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help the orphans.

(　 ) 37. An orphan is a child 　　　.

A. who has no brother　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. who has no sister

C. who has no parents　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. none of the above

(　 ) 38. How many houses are there in the biggest SOS Children’s Village?

A. 17.　　　　　　　　 B. 40 or 50.　　　　　　　　 C. 170.　　　　　　　　　　　 D. About 30.

(　 ) 39. We can tell from the article that the money for helping the SOS Villages mainly comes from 　　　.

A. the government　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. special organizations

C. the orphans themselves　　　　　　　　　　 D. common people

(　 ) 40. What does a woman in an SOS Village do for each group of children?

A. She gives the children a lot of love and kindness.

B. She lives with each group of children.

C. She cooks the meals for children.

D. All the above.

Ⅴ. 词汇。(10分)

(A)根据句意及首字母提示，补全单词。

(B)

Granny Gregory lived outside Moscow. Her only son went to Afghanistan(阿富汗) and was killed in an action there. Soon after that her husband lost his job. The old woman was always worried about food and clothes. And on a winter night her husband went out alone when she was asleep. The next morning people found him dead in a cold lake, and his worn-out coat on a tree not far away. The old woman was so sad that she nearly took her own life.

Things got worse and worse after that. She always lived in hunger(饥饿) and cold. She had hoped that the government could help her, but she failed.

It was a cold windy night. The old woman couldn’t fall asleep at all. She had to get up. She decided to write a letter to God, asking for help. She wished God to give her 100 rubles(卢布), so she could buy some food for herself. When she finished writing it, she found she had no stamp(邮票). She had to put the letter at a crossing the next morning.

Fortunately(幸运地) a policeman found the letter. He read it to his comrades. They were all so moved that they gave the poor old woman 50 rubles.

At first Granny Gregory was happy. But, after counting the money, she became angry and said, “I know that all things that are touched by policemen will be only a half left!”

(　 ) 31. Granny Gregory’s son was a 　　　.

　　　　 A. worker　　　　　　　　　　 B. soldier　　　　　　　　　　 C. driver　　　　　　　 D. singer

(　 ) 32. The old man jumped into the lake because 　　　.

　 A. he wouldn’t live any longer　　　　　　　　　 B. he wanted to have a swim in it

　 C. he felt hot　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. something was wrong with him

(　 ) 33. The old man hung his coat on the tree because 　　　.

　 A. he wouldn’t get it wet　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. he didn’t feel cold

　 C. he wanted to leave it to his wife　　　　　　　　　　 D. he forgot to put it on that night

(　 ) 34. Granny Gregory wrote to God because 　　　.

　 A. she didn’t believe the government　

　 B. she didn’t know who could help her

　 C. she didn’t believe anybody but God

　 D. God had helped her before

(　 ) 35. According to the story, policemen were, in the eyes of Granny Gregory, 　　　.

　 A. honest(诚实的)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. not honest

　 C. kind to the poor　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ready to help others

(A)

What do you think Americans in the early twentieth century (1900~1925) did on weekends? What do they do on weekends now?

(　 ) 26. Before the early twentieth century, Americans used to spend their weekends 　　　.

　 　　　A. at home　　　　　　 B. in the theater　　　　　　 C. outdoors　　　　　　 D. in the park

(　 ) 27. Which of the following do you know is the newest invention now?

　 　　　A. Radio.　　　　　　　　　　 B. Bicycle.　　　　　　　　　 C. Movie.　　　　　　　 D. Video.

(　 ) 28. What do you know about the first movie?

　 　A. It had no sound.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. It got longer.

　C. It sold well.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. It lasted minutes.

(　 ) 29. The roller coasters in America go 　　　　than ever before.

　 　A. faster　　　　　　　　 B. higher　　　　　　　　　　　 C. more slowly　　　 D. faster and higher

(　 ) 30. The best title of the text is “　　 ”.

　 　A. Many More Choices　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The New Invention

　 　C. The Popular Activities　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. The Changing Weekend　

Ⅱ. 情景交际。(5分)

从方框中选出适当的句子补全对话，其中有两项是多余的。

A: What are you reading?

B: 　　11　 　There is an article about a girl in a high school.

A: 　　12　

B: It says that the girl is making a survey(调查) about homeless people.

A: 　　13　 　Is she doing that all the time?

B: Yes. During the past two years, she has interviewed several thousand homeless people. 　　14　

A: She is cool! 　　15　

B: So she is. Let’s go and search the Internet for some more information.

10. As parents, we should 　　　　provide our children with food and clothes 　　　　care for their minds and behavior.

A. between; and　　　　 B. either; or　　　　　　 C. neither; nor　　　　　　 D. not only; but also